Catherine Mary White

"If you pray don't worry, if you worry don't pray" this is what I'd say when things didn't go as planned and with working during a pandemic, while schools were changing from in class learning to virtual learning, Catherine was right there every step of the way. Some years ago I had the privilege o...f hiring Catherine to work on my shared parenting arrangement for my daughter; she did a wonderful job. I did not expect her experience and foresight handling cases such as mine to allow her to bring me such peace of mind when dealing with the court system. As a man I have always heard horror stories about "getting the courts involved," and living in Ohio Father's rights (seems to me) to be less than the Mothers. So when I say that all I had was a hope and a prayer because I knew nothing of what I was getting involved in I mean that, however Catherine was there every step of the way. Emails, text messages, phone calls, zoom meetings, face to face, however I needed to be contacted she was there. When opposing counsel was making things difficult, she went out of her way to ensure that things got complete in a timely manner which I truly thank her for. My experience with my case being handled by Catherine has been truly amazing and I am thankful that the City of Columbus has someone like her who is passionate about what she does serving it's constituents. Catherine White is worth her weight in gold and I would hire her again, for a third time if I was searching for a lawyer.

My mother applied for emergency custody and legal custody of my daughter under false allegations. I am a mother of 3, one daughter (11) and two sons (3 and 10mths). My mother showed no care or concerns for my sons, she would pick up only my daughter to spend time with. After my mother disagree wit...h me on a puppy, she threatened me with police. After 6 days she called CPS and said I was starving, beating and mistreating my daughter. She would then proceed to call the police to do wellness checks on ONLY my daughter. No case was opened with CPS and the police officers always found all of my children well kept. After these actions and results, she decided she still wanted to proceed further (during these times, I didn't feel comfortable with my daughter spending alone time with my mother). I was informed 3 days before court my mother applied for emergency custody for my daughter and legal custody. I was shocked, astounded and hurt by the complaint she submitted out of spite and anger, that she would potentially destroy my family if I didn't find help! And immediately!! I originally attempted a references for an attorney my sister interned for, he was unable to help due to conflict of interest. He highly recommend Mrs. Catherine White. When I meet Mrs. White I was in a panic and lost, she did have a work load but she listened to me and heard me. I don't know how much stress or of an overload the case would have been, but she took me on! I was intimidated about the process, I didn't want my mother's false allegations to be a representation of me. Mrs. White understand people lie, and unfortunately situations like mine happens. She got to know me and seen, yes I'm not perfect but I love my children and do for their best interest and fought for me. She informed me of alot, and gave alot of guidance and great counsel! She exceeded every thought and expectation I had. I greatly enjoyed working with her, I would highly recommend her for hire! She's well versed and is very knowledgeable, in my opinion she has morals I feel more should hold and she's not all about the money. She's about helping and defending you and your family!! If you can call her first, you will not have to call anyone else.

I hired Catherine not knowing what I was truly getting into with the whole court thing she assured me from Day 1 everything would be okay…. I admire the fact that she fights so hard for fathers who just wanna see their kids her passion for that is unmatched! Thank you for all your hard I’ve already r...ecommended you to all my friends who are fighting the same fight God bless

Catherine is wonderful! I hired her to represent me as the plaintiff in a contested divorce case. I cannot say enough great things about her. When she first consulted with me, she was honest. I cannot explain how important this was in this situation. There was so much emotion in the proceeding. She h...elped me separate the emotions from the issues we needed to handle legally and where to put my focus. She told me what was important and what did not matter to what we were trying to accomplish. She made me feel listened to, and heard. She was very helpful and always had a point to each piece of advice I needed to hear, even when it was not what I wanted to hear. My divorce almost took a wrong turn toward a trial when it did not need to, and she helped me get it sorted out. She always believed in me. There was a stopping point of no compromise and there was much pettiness between myself and my spouse. My ex did not feel he was entitled to give me anything when I left my marriage. I had believed that was true. She educated me on how the law looks at my situation and helped me get half of my share in the marital home to start my life over again. She helped me tremendously with my settlement and get exactly what I wanted and was entitled to, lawfully. Catherine is a no BS kind of lawyer. She is professional and pleasant. She knows what she is doing and always told me to remember what I told her, I want to do what is in the best interests of my children. There were times where emotions were high, but she kept me steady. We came up with a fair Joint Parenting Plan that makes my children happy and satisfies both parents. I could always count on her honesty and word, she always kept it. She communicated often with opposing counsel when pieces of our parenting plan were not being followed as ordered by the court. Where I had questions and concerns, she had plans and answers. I appreciated her more than she could understand. I was ready to tear my hair out when my ex stopped paying child support, but she was there to help me file contempt charges and take care of the matter. She protected my best interests at all times because that is what she does. She enjoys this work, and it shows because she is so good at it. She provided me real value for my money. She was a great advocate for me and never avoided the tough stuff. She speaks up and fights for her clients. If I ever needed another lawyer for any matter in her specialty, I would always go back to Catherine without a second thought. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I found Catherine by website searching but I’m Very Glad I did worked with her! She helped me out to actually redo my divorce case and get back shared custody of my child, also lowered my child support payments. I liked from her that she is straightforward but still nice, and I truly believe she di...d her best to understand my concerns since English isn’t my native language, she was sweet and patient to guide me though the process, answering my doubts on documents, helping me to be confident when I had to speak to the judge. She knows what she’s doing...very knowledgeable, She is working focusing on what is fair and in best interest for the case. Sometimes I didn’t hear from her in a couple of weeks because she is a very busy attorney but I felt she had my back, in court you see how she is recognized and respected by attorneys and court staff. (At her office she can be without hills and formal outfits, making her even more approachable). Her fees are reasonable and she can also make you a plan for payments. Thank you once again and definitely won’t hesitate to recommend her!